Anaheim is one point behind the division-leading Los Angeles Kings (102 points). The Kings lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. The Ducks defeated the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 at Pepsi Center on Saturday.
"We control our own destiny," forward Corey Perry told the Ducks website. "If the Kings had won [Saturday], today would've been a different story. This is a meaningful game. We want to win. There's not much more."
Frederik Andersen, who missed four games with a concussion, starts in net.
No. 1 goalie John Gibson and center Ryan Kesler were sent back to Anaheim after the game Saturday, according to the OC Register. Each player is nursing a lower-body ailment.
Washington goaltender Braden Holtby tied Martin Brodeur's single-season record with his 48th win in the 5-1 victory Saturday against the St. Louis Blues.
Backup Philipp Grubauer will likely start the season finale Sunday.
The Capitals recalled forward Zach Sill from Hershey of the American Hockey League. He could replace Jay Beagle, who sustained a lower-body injury Saturday after blocking a shot in the first period.
Captain Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history (Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy) with seven 50-goal seasons with his hat trick against the Blues.
Here are the projected lineups:
DUCKS
Ryan Garbutt - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano - Michael Sgarbossa - Jakob Silfverberg
Jamie McGinn - Nate Thompson - Chris Stewart
Nick Ritchie - Chris Wagner - Stefan Noesen
Hampus Lindholm - Josh Manson
Cam Fowler - Simon Despres
Shea Theodore - Korbinian Holzer
Frederik Andersen
Anton Khudobin
Injured: John Gibson (lower body), Ryan Kesler (lower body), David Perron (shoulder), Brandon Pirri (upper body), Kevin Bieksa (upper body), Rickard Rakell (appendectomy), Sami Vatanen (flu), Clayton Stoner (undisclosed), Shawn Horcoff (undisclosed), Mike Santorelli (undisclosed injury)
Scratched: Corey Tropp
CAPITALS
Alex Ovechkin - Nicklas Backstrom - Justin Williams
Andre Burakovsky - Evgeny Kuznetsov - T.J. Oshie
Jason Chimera - Marcus Johansson - Tom Wilson
Daniel Winnik - Mike Richards - Jay Beagle
Karl Alzner - Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik - John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov - Mike Weber
Philipp Grubauer
Braden Holtby
Injured: None
Scratched: Taylor Chorney, Nate Schmidt, Stanislav Galiev, Michael Latta, Zach Sill
Status report: Anaheim recalled Noesen, Ritchie, Sgarbossa, Tropp and Theodore from San Diego of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … Williams is scheduled to play in his 1,000th regular season NHL game and will be honored with a pregame ceremony.
Who's hot: Johansson has five points in his past five games. … Getzlaf leads the Ducks with 63 points. … Ovechkin, who leads the League with 50 goals, has five goals in the past three games.
